Court and Testamentary Business, 1643. 225

        John hamton appeared to the suit of william Parry, & ac-                   Liber P. R.

      knowledgeth 842 l tob to be due, & the plf was content wth

      that somme

      20 l charge Cort    and the Court found for the plf draught of

      Sheriffs fees. Exequution out of the office; 28. Sept: 1644.

      ret 1. dec next.

        John hollis appeared to the suit of Rich. hill for 500' tob

      & denieth the demand of 230. by acct

        francis Gray appeared to the suit of Tho. Boys: of 4277 l tob

      & saith that the cause hath been already adiudged in the

      life time of James Cauther; wch being not found, the deft denied

      the assumption alledged by the plf

        John hollis being examined vpon oath, saith that since the co

      partnership Ja. Cauther sent a Ire to the depot wherin he desired

      him to take all his crop, into his hands, & certaine tob wch other

      men owed him, & to pay vnto mr ffennick 1. or 2. hh. & the

      rest to pay to mr Angud toward the bill of Tho. boys

      & Ja. Cauther of 4. or 5. thousand wt of tob or above:

      & to make faire way wth Angud, & what wanted this yeare he

      would pay the next. And that he hath severall times heard Ja:

      Cauther acknowledge that the debt due to mr Angud from

      Tho. boys, did pperly belong to him the said Ja: Cauther to

      pay, or words to that effect

        John hilierd being likewise deposed saith, that since the

      coptnership he wrote a lre by the direction of Ja. Cauther vnto

      John hollis, to this effect to the best of his remembrance; viz

      that he should take his cropp into his hand, & pay out of it one

      or 2. hh. to mr ffennick & the rest to mr Angud toward the bill

      owing to him by himselfe & Tho. boys, & what this crop did not

      hold out to gett time for, till next yeare & he would give him

      security for it & for the forbearance. And he further saith that

      he did confesse to the dept the debt of mr Anguds to be his, &

      did discourse wth the dept of the meanes by wch he hoped to

      pay it.

        And vpon the oath of Tho: Boys that the debt of 4277 l tob

      was wholly & pperly James Cauthers, except 500 l for trans

      port of cattell & 500 l more for a debt to will Parry for the

      dept & 500 l more recovered of marm. Snow, & no more;

        the Court found that the plf should recover 2977' tob.

      1643                                                                                              p. 120

        January 1 2 William Parry demandeth of Thomas Boys (p

      attorn: G. Brent Esq &c) 3 l of beaver due by bill & 279 l tob

      due by acct